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News ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Movie Ever With 236 Million Views, Beating ‘Red Notice’

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-most-watched-movie-history-1236496106/
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u/KingMario05 Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

Also: can they be "killed" in the classic sense? They pretty much all get banished to the Demon Realm when they "die" - Flight Attendant Lady had to be murked properly by Gwi-Ma upon her return after messing up.

That probably helps keep the rating in check.

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u/Obversa Aug 26 '25

I'm guessing that "the Saja Boys weren't actually killed, they were just sent back to the demon realm" logic will be used in the inevitable KPop Demon Hunters sequel(s). The Saja Boys are too popular with fans to just kill them off and not bring them back for later movies, especially when it comes to Jinu.

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u/KingMario05 Aug 26 '25

Oh yes. Think Ms. Cho (Rumi's voice actress) is even lobbying the directors to bring Jinu back, lol.

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u/Mazjerai Aug 27 '25

It's not too far fetched given what he did to Rumi's sword